Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration

07/15/2013

2. House Identification

317840543

Senate Identification

682-1005864

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant

Organization

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP

Address

1333 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE., NW

Address2

City

WASHINGTON

State

DC

Zip

20036

Country

USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

City

State

Zip

Country

5. Contact name and telephone number

International Number

Contact

Ms. Margaret Stosik

Telephone

2028874117

E-mail

mstosik@akingump.com

6. General description of registrant’s business or activities

A law firm

CLIENT
A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate
registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should
check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10.Self

7. Client name

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Address

3100 Ocean Park Blvd.

City

Santa Monica

State

CA

Zip

90405

Country

USA

8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)

City

State

Zip

Country

9. General description of client’s business or activities

Interactive entertainment software publisher

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist
for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has
served as a “covered executive branch official” or
“covered legislative branch official” within twenty years
of first acting as a lobbyist for the client,
state the executive and/or legislative
position(s) in which the person served.

Name

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

First

Last

Suffix

Arshi

Siddiqui

Sr pol adv & cnsl for Spkr Pelosi, Oct 03-May 09; Ways &

Arshi

Siddiqui

Means cnsl, Rep. Becerra,1998-May 00; pol aide, Rep Clayton,

Arshi

Siddiqui

Oct 97-Jan 98

Ryan

Thompson

CoS, Press Secy, Dep Press Secy to Sen Inhofe

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

ART

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

S. 134, Violent Content Research Act

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than
$5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period
and either actively participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises, plans, or
controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14.

Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the
criteria above, then proceed to line 14.

Internet Address:

Name

Address

Principal Place of Business

Street

City

State/Province

Zip Code

Country

FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or
any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans,
supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or
any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified
on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration.

Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the
criteria above, then sign the registration.